Tag Archives: Australia

R&D from Prepd: Tony Abbott’s Political Future

Posted on February 12, 2015 by Logan Scisco

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R&D from Prepd: Australian-Indonesian Relations

Posted on May 8, 2014 by Logan Scisco

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R&D from Prepd: Australian-Indonesian Relations

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Logan Scisco

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R&D: Naoto Kan Faces a Political Revolt, Berlusconi Faces a Setback in Italian Mayoral Elections, and Republicans Reject Raising the Debt Limit With No Strings Attached

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for June 1st: Kan faces political revolt on Fukushima from the Australian Japanese Prime Minister Naoto Kan is facing a revolt from the opposition Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) and New Komeito and it could cost him … Continue reading →

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CFL R&D Part One: U.S. Politics, World Environmental Issues, and International Areas in Conflict

Posted on May 22, 2011 by Logan Scisco

Here is a special CFL R&D that provides articles for three of the nine CFL extemp topic areas.  The second CFL R&D will come out tomorrow evening. U.S. Politics Daniels Decides Against Presidential Run from the Wall Street Journal Indiana … Continue reading →

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R&D: Petraeus Condemns Quran Burning, Australia Settles on a Government, and the GOP is Favored Over Democrats on the Budget

Posted on September 7, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for September 7th: Petraeus Condemns U.S. Church’s Plan to Burn Qurans from the Wall Street Journal Plans by a Florida church to burn copies of the Quran on the anniversary of September 11th has outraged Muslims … Continue reading →

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R&D: Australia Won’t Have New Elections, Obama’s Risk on Iraq, and a Review of the UN Climate Panel

Posted on August 31, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for August 31st: Australia PM Rejects Fresh Election Call from the Wall Street Journal Despite Australia’s crazy election result, Prime Minister Julia Gillard refuses to call for a new election.  The alternative, a gridlocked parliament, could … Continue reading →

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R&D: The Workability of Iranian Sanctions, Mixed Signals on Same-Sex Marriages Restarting in California, and the Future of Fannie & Freddie

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Logan Scisco

Here is your R&D for August 13th: Dissidents say Iran nuclear sanctions are helping Ahmadinejad from the Christian Science Monitor Are U.S. sanctions against Iran working?  A group of Iranian dissidents say they are not. Green Light and Delay on … Continue reading →

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CFL Nats R&D: Africa, Australia, and Oceania

Posted on May 19, 2010 by Logan Scisco

South Africa’s World Cup:  Who Profits Most from the Economist Australian price on carbon is inevitable, concedes Hockey  from the Sydney Morning Herald Old ills could dash a new southern Sudan’s hopes from the Los Angeles Times Namadi Sambo confirmed … Continue reading →

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HotTopics: International Extemp Questions for the Week of December 15th-21st, 2009

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Logan Scisco

1.  Is there a something rotten with the state of Venezuela’s banks? 2.  Has Russia effectively thwarted Georgia and Ukraine’s steps toward NATO membership? 3.  What should be Yukiya Amano’s first priority as the new head of the IAEA? 4.  … Continue reading →

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